The North Carolina Weightlifting State Championships were held this past weekend at Athletic Lab. The meet featured 120 weightlifters from across the state of North Carolina to compete for the title of best lifter in North Carolina. The two day event was the largest state weightlifting meet in history.
The Athletic Lab weightlifting team had 9 lifters compete and many had monstrous performances throughout the weekend. Most notably Viviane Papp with a 71kg Snatch and a 96kg Clean & Jerk on her final attempt to win the 69kg weight class state title by just 1kg.
Her fellow Athletic Lab team members were close behind, recording PR attempts in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and total:
Nicole DeNaeyer – 6kg PR competition total
JT Wise – went 6 for 6 with three all-time PRs in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and total.
James Gold – 4kg PR competition total
Steve Gaudet – A massive 5kg all-time Clean & Jerk PR at 182kg/400lbs
In addition to the Athletic Lab weightlifting team, other teams from around North Carolina came to take home some hardware. Congratulations to the following athletes, teams, and coaches:
Wilmington Weightlifting Club
Best Female Weightlifter – Jessica Newton (Harrisburg Weightlifting)
Best Male Weightlifter – Ethan Hom (CrossFit RDU)
Best Female Weightlifting Team – Harrisburg Weightlifting Club
Best Male Weightlifting Team – Wilmington Weightlifting
Best Co-Ed Weightlifting Team – Wilmington Weightlifting
Thanks to our sponsors Vulcan Strength for providing the competition equipment, the North Carolina Weightlifting Committee, and Riivet broadcasting company. Athletic Lab partnered with Riivet to provide an HD broadcast of the entire weightlifting meet. Contact them if you’d like to put together a live broadcast for any event.
You can watch each session and find high quality photos of the meet on our Facebook page.
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